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tip of nose, 13in. ; girth of muzzle midway between eyes and tip of 

 nose, 14in. ; length from tips of ears across forehead, 26in. 



Mr. W.Herbert Singer's Judge : Age, 1 year 7 months ; weight, '891b. ; 

 height at shoulder, 2 7in. ; length from nose to set on of tail, 48|in. ; 

 length of tail, 18|in. ; girth of chest, 33|in. ; girth of loin, 27in. ; girth 

 of head, 17in. ; girth of forearm, 9jin. ; length of head from occiput to 

 tip of nose, 12in. ; girth of muzzle midway between eyes and tip of nose, 

 lOJin. ; length of ears from tip to tip, 29in. 



Mr. J. E. W. Wilbey's Gassy (6861) : Age, 2 years 8 months ; height 

 at shoulder, 24in. ; length from nose to set on of tail, 45in. ; length of 

 tail, 16|in. ; girth of chest, 32in. ; girth of loin, 25in. ; girth of head, 

 19 in. ; girth of forearm, 8fin. ; length of head from occiput to tip of 

 nose, lOin. ; length of ears, 24|ir. 



Rev. E. Fowler's Druid: Age, uncertain; weight, 941b. ; height at 

 shoulder, 24in. ; length from nose to set on of tail, 52in. ; length of 

 tail, 16in. ; girth of chest, 14in. ; girth of loin, 34Jin. ; girth of head, 

 27in. ; girth of forearm, 10|in. ; length of head from occiput to tip of 

 nose, 13in. ; girth of muzzle midway between eyes and tip of nose, 18in. ; 

 ears from tip to tip, 27in. 



Eev. E. Fowler's Lufra: Age, 3 years; weight, 861b. ; height at 

 shoulder, 24in. ; length from nose to set on of tail. 43in. ; length of tail, 

 I7in. ; girth of chest, 12in. ; girth of loin, 33in. ; girth of head, 21in. j 

 girth of forearm, 9f in. ; length of head from occiput to tip of nose, llin. ; 

 girth of muzzle midway between eyes and tip of nose, 13iin. ; ears from 

 tip to tip, 26in. 



We give an engraving of Mr. E. Bird's Brutus, winner of a cup and 

 two firsts at Birmingham, second twice at Crystal Palace, and also 

 second at Alexandra Palace. Brutus was bred by his owner, and he is 

 by Mr. Eeynolds Eay's Eoswell out of Eufia, by Mr. Holford's Eegent 

 out of Doris, by Eockwood out of Bird's Vengeance ; and the following 

 notice of him appeared in The Country report of the Birmingham show, 

 1875 : "Brutus is wonderfully good, although considered by many short 

 in leg, but he has a magnificent head, grandly carried, and is well made 

 throughout ; anything he loses in height is compensated by his bone and 

 substance and symmetrical frame." 



Don, the subject of our other engraving, is by the old champion 

 Eoswell out of Flora, by Eufus out of Hilda. Eoswell was by the Duke 



